Please describe your proposed solution.
Video gaming is a huge and growing market, with billions of global participants. Many people consider play-to-earn gaming to be the "killer app" that will drive blockchain adoption among the masses. The overall popularity of gaming and the added appeal of play-to-earn means that ZiberBugs has a good chance to bring literally millions of people, crypto virgins and crypto veterans alike, to the Cardano blockchain.
Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.
In order to fulfill its promise and bring millions of people to Cardano, a game has to be fun to play, easy to get into, and engaging enough to spread. ZiberBugs builds on the concepts of Teamfight Tactics, one of the most popular eSports games, so it will be fun to play. It also builds on the concepts popularized by Axie Infinity such as dual-currency and breeding to give players a sustainable earning experience.
What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?
This project is all about reducing risk! The purpose of this prototype is to investigate and reduce various areas of risk in the overall ZiberBugs project including:
- Establish whether the game concept is fun as-is, or needs revision to broaden appeal
- Work out the architectural concepts of Unity development and how they apply to an autobattler
- Establish the compatibility of 3D models generated in Blender, and the details of producing them properly for smooth integration into Unity
- Certification that Unity can target various platforms from one codebase, including web and mobile
Once the prototype is completed, we will be able to move forward having earned a lower-risk environment. This should help us raise funds to commercialize the game.